An owl spreads its wings clutching its prey beneath the moon; warning that AIDS is a prolonged death by the American Indian Health Care Assocation. Colour lithograph by Christopher Sheriff, 1989.

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1989
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668065i
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An owl spreads its wings clutching its prey beneath the moon; warning that AIDS is a prolonged death by the American Indian Health Care Assocation. Colour lithograph by Christopher Sheriff, 1989. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Minnesota (245 East 6th East Street, Suite 499, St. Paul, MN 55101) : American Indian Health Care Assocation, 1989 (Minneapolis (Minnesota) : Bolger Publications/Creative Printing)

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 55.9 x 43.1 cm

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AIDS is not a quick kill. The owl represents prophecy and is also an omen of prolonged illness or death. American Indian Health Care Assocation ... Concept and photograph by Christopher Sheriff. Moon composite by Prism Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our thanks to the Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center/Science Museum of Minnesota. Printed by Bolger Publications/Creative Printing, Minneapolis, Minnesota. ©American Indian Health Care Assocation, 1989.

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Wellcome Collection 668065i

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Christopher Sheriff American Indian Health Care Assocation Bolger Publications/Creative Printing Prism Studios Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center/Science Museum of Minnesota ©American Indian Health Care Assocation, 1989 1989 Concept and photograph by Christopher Sheriff. Moon composite by Prism Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our thanks to the Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center/Science Museum of Minnesota. Printed by Bolger Publications/Creative Printing, Minneapolis, Minnesota 04/09/2008 UkLW Transcription from the item

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